I picked up a copy of James Mustich's amazing 1000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life Changing List and upon looking through it, I realized it really is a well-rounded reading recommendation book. I was pleased to discover I have read quite a few of the books he lists, and that many of them are on my personal reading lists (and they are books I own). So, to ever expand my reading horizons, and include others in the journey, I decided to create a new read-along challenge, or project, if you will.
The project consists of a year long schedule of quarterly read-alongs, this year focusing on non-fiction.
Schedule
- First Quarter (Jan, Feb, March) - The Histories, Herodotus Reading/Discussion schedule
Revised Reading/Discussion Schedule April, May, June, July, August - The Sagas of Icelanders (preface by Jane Smiley) Reading/Discussion ScheduleCancelled - see this postJuly, Aug,September (and into October, if needed) - In Cold Blood, Truman Capote (in honor of Banned Books Week in September.)Oct,November (and into December, if needed) - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown (in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month in November.)
If you would like to join us, sign up below...and spread the word. Thanks!
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I would love to join in for the first two quarters, reading Herodotus and the Sagas of the Icelanders! Perhaps the fourth quarter too! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for hosting this challenge. I don't normally read non-fiction and am not great at keeping up with challenges but we have 3 out of 4 books from this challenge at home on our shelves and I hope to be able to keep up with this :) I have a special connection to Iceland so looking especially forward to reading the Sagas of Icelanders.
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I'm super excited to start this one! Thanks for hosting!
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